“Gutted” Jon Rahm expresses his emotions after withdrawing from the 2024 LIV Golf Dallas event
Jon Rahm, the 2024 LIV Golf Individual Champion, made headlines when he withdrew from the LIV Golf Dallas event. Rahm citef severe flu-like symptoms as the reason for his withdrawal, which will undoubtedly hurt Legion XII, a team that has heavily relied on his and Tyrrell Hatton's performances this season
Rahm recently issued a statement with regard to his withdrawal on social media platform X. He expressed regret at not being able to play but also conveyed his support to Legion XII. Here's what the 2024 LIV Golf Individual Champion wrote:
"I'm gutted that I can't be out there today but ready to watch the boys take care of business! Let's go @LegionXIIIgc"
You can check out Jon Rahm's tweet on missing the LIV Golf Dallas below:
The 29-year-old will be replaced by LIV Golf alternate and American professional golfer John Catlin. Apart from Catlin, the team will have the services of its usual stars like Tyrrell Hatton, Kieran Vincent, and Caleb Surrat. It will be interesting to see how these players perform in the absence of Rahm.
How much did Jon Rahm earn for winning LIV Golf Chicago?
Before withdrawing from LIV Golf Dallas, Jon Rahm was seen competing at LIV Golf Chicago. The Spaniard beat Joaquin Niemann to win the tournament and earned a cash prize of $4 million from the $20 million purse. Here is a detailed look at the payout for LIV Golf Chicago:
Individual:
- 1 Jon Rahm $4,000,000
- T2 Joaquín Niemann $1,875,000
- T2 Sergio Garcia $1,875,000
- 4 Tyrrell Hatton $1,000,000
- 5 Ian Poulter $800,000
- T6 Henrik Stenson $534,500
- T6 Anirban Lahiri $534,500
- T6 Bryson DeChambeau $534,500
- T6 Lucas Herbert $534,500
- T6 Brooks Koepka $534,500
- T11 Abraham Ancer $370,000
- T11 Thomas Pieters $370,000
- T13 Harold Varner III $330,000
- T13 Paul Casey $330,000
- T15 Talor Gooch $273,000
- T15 Jinichiro Kozuma $273,000
- T15 Peter Uihlein $273,000
- T15 Richard Bland $273,000
- T15 Kalle Samooja $273,000
- T20 Sebastián Muñoz $230,000
- T20 David Puig $230,000
- T20 Carlos Ortiz $230,000
- T23 Kieran Vincent $190,715
- T23 Graeme McDowell $190,715
- T23 Phil Mickelson $190,715
- T23 Matt Jones $190,715
- T23 Kevin Na $190,715
- T23 Scott Vincent $190,715
- T23 Adrian Meronk $190,715
- T30 Brendan Steele $162,500
- T30 Louis Oosthuizen $162,500
- T30 Patrick Reed $162,500
- T30 Danny Lee $162,500
- T34 Cameron Tringale $144,000
- T34 Marc Leishman $144,000
- T34 Branden Grace $144,000
- T34 Martin Kaymer $144,000
- T34 Sam Horsfield $144,000
- T34 Dustin Johnson $144,000
- T40 Andy Ogletree $134,000
- T40 Eugenio Chacarra $134,000
- T42 Bubba Watson $126,200
- T42 Anthony Kim $126,200
- T42 Charles Howell III $126,200
- T42 Dean Burmester $126,200
- T42 Charl Schwartzel $126,200
- T47 Matthew Wolff $90,750
- T47 Pat Perez $90,750
- T47 Lee Westwood $90,750
- T47 Mito Pereira $90,750
- 51 Jason Kokrak $60,000
- 52 Cameron Smith $50,000
- 53 Hudson Swafford $50,000
- 54 Caleb Surratt $50,000
Teams:
- 1 Crushers GC $3,000,000
- 2Legion XIII $1,500,000
- 3 Fireballs GC $500,000